weathered joint

weathered joint

[¦weth·ərd ¦jȯint] (civil engineering) weather-struck joint

weathered joint

weatherboarding, 1 See weather-struck joint.

weather-struck joint, weathered joint

weather-struck joint A horizontal masonry joint in which the mortar is sloped outward from the upper edge of the lower brick, so as to shed water readily; formed by pressing the mortar inward at the upper edge of the joint.